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News and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education-January 2023
Top May 2022 Headlines: Infant Formula Shortage Resources, Protections for Working Mothers, New Trainings, and more.
Read MoreThe PUMP Act is Now Signed Into Law. What Changes Is It Gonna Make?
Unless you live in a cave, I’m sure you’ve heard that the Senate passed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) act, a milestone protection for new mothers in the last few days of 2022. You’ve also probably heard that it’s a major milestone for women’s workplace civil rights. But what does it really…
Read MoreNews and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education-December 2022
Top May 2022 Headlines: Infant Formula Shortage Resources, Protections for Working Mothers, New Trainings, and more.
Read MoreHow San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition Made a Difference This Year
This is the time of the year when my inbox is filled with fundraising emails—from MSF, WWF to my local Y and San Diego County breastfeeding coalition, everyone is asking for support. No, I’m not complaining. I’m grateful to read about all the great work being done around the world and across the country. In fact, I feel too many non-profit…
Read MoreNews and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education-November 2022
Top May 2022 Headlines: Infant Formula Shortage Resources, Protections for Working Mothers, New Trainings, and more.
Read MorePracticing Your Rights of Breastfeeding At Work
Earlier this month I received a letter from a nursing mom through my Chinese-language breastfeeding page. Here was the scenario: The baby was now nine and a half months old. The mother got to pump milk every four hours, twice a day at work. The mom has added solid foods to the baby’s diet, but breastfeeding…
Read MoreNews and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education-October 2022
Top May 2022 Headlines: Infant Formula Shortage Resources, Protections for Working Mothers, New Trainings, and more.
Read MoreBreastfeeding Actually Saved Me Lots of Work
Between my two kids, I breastfed for a total of six years. I exclusively breastfed for the first six months of each of them, and we extended the breastfeeding relationship to 2.5 years with my older one and 3.5 years with my younger one. I was often asked, “Isn’t that a lot of work?” True, breastfeeding…
Read MoreSan Diego Coalition Honors Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer as 2022 Breastfeeding Champion
For Immediate Release – October 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO, CA Contact: Angeles Nelson, Board President angeles@breastfeeding.org …
Read MoreNews and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education-September 2022
Top May 2022 Headlines: Infant Formula Shortage Resources, Protections for Working Mothers, New Trainings, and more.
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